Interesting games on itch.io: September 27

List by Matt S.    I'm a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimenta...

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Inscryption: Horror + Card Game = Gold

Preview by Matt S. Inscryption is a new horror-themed card game that just had a demo land. In this little Let's Play, Harvard walks yo...

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Preview: Inscryption (PC)

Preview by Harvard L. I’m surprised that more developers don’t take a systemic approach to horror – we get lots of games that lean away fr...

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The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 27, 2021

  News by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that...

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Review: The Plane Effect (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S. Making a game that is critical of what we take for granted in capitalism seems like a Sisyphean effort, given that, more...

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Oh holy pretty boys! Koei Tecmo is localising Touken Ranbu Warriors

News by Matt S. You may or may not have heard of Touken Ranbu, but to give you a brief summary: it is a massively popular property in Jap...

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On sexualisation in games: Are developers commercially obligated to change?

Video by Matt S. Over the last couple of weeks there has been an ongoing discussion regarding one upcoming PlayStation 5 game. Project Ev...

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Review: Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Sony PlayStation 5)

Review by Matt S. I find the framing of the PlayStation 5 extended edition of Death Stranding intolerable. The concept of a "Director...

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It's okay for games to be bad

Video by Matt S. This is a bit of a think-piece video. Basically, the prevailing idea is that video games can't be bad. They're pr...

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The catch-up coffee: Thursday, September 23, 2021

News by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that...

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Otomate Visual Novels: These games are just the best. Here's why

Video by Matt S. Olympia Soirée is the latest visual novel from Otomate to be released on consoles in the west. And it is an incredible, b...

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Review: Olympia Soirée (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S. One of the benefits of publishing a review a little later after release is that you can check against some of the other ...

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